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Creating a specific page branched off of the “Women in the United States” page of “Women Representation in United States government”

Currently, this article is all over the place in its content and isn’t holistic at all. I am proposing a new article that specifically focuses on the representation of women in the U.S. government, which is the biggest section of this article currently. Right now it encompasses women in each branch of government, but does not include new information for each section. I also would like to add a section about women running for office and reasons why women are less represented in the U.S. government. The general women in government article also has a U.S. section, but I believe it merits its own page due to the large scope that this article could cover.

Sources:

Holman, M. R. (2017). Women in Local Government: What We Know and Where We Go from Here. State and Local Government Review, 49(4), 285–296. https://doi.org/10.1177/0160323X17732608

Fox, Richard L. and Jennifer L. Lawless. 2004. “Entering the Arena? Gender and the Decision to Run for Office.” American Journal of Political Science 48 (2): 264-280

Creating a Racial and Ethnic Minority Women in United States Government article

This article would pertain to the discussion at the beginning of the semester about why minority women are in a different position than white women and minority men due to the concept of intersectionality. I first want to explain some basic background information on intersectionality. Then, I would go through a history section of minority women’s rights in politics. I would add a section with brief biographies of influential intersectional political leaders in the US, and a section on the representation of minority women as a whole in the US government.

Sources:

Crenshaw, Kimberlé Williams. 1989. Demarginalizing the intersection of race and sex: A black feminist critique of antidiscrimination doctrine, feminist theory and antiracist politics. U. Chi. Legal Forum., pp.139 - 167

Clayton, Dewey M. and Angela M. Stallings. 2000. “Black Women in Congress: Striking the Balance.” Journal of Black Studies 30 (4): 574-603. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/002193470003000406

Expand the “Erica D. Smith” Wikipedia page

Erica Smith is a current candidate for the North Carolina democratic nomination for Senate. She also ran in 2020, but lost in the primaries to Cal Cunningham. Currently, her wikipedia page is very sparse. It does not have information on her platforms, endorsements, or anything of that nature. An updated wikipedia article could help voters learn more about the candidate before voting for her.

Sources:

“Platform for Progress.” Erica Smith for U.S. Senate. https://ericaforus.com/issues/

Harrison, Steve. 2021. “After losing to Cal Cunningham Last Year, NC’s Erica Smith is running for Senate Again.” WFAE 90.7. https://www.wfae.org/politics/2021-07-12/after-losing-to-cal-cunningham-last-year-erica-smith-is-running-for-senate-again